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meow/hydrator
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Hydrator
========

[](#hydrator)

**namespace:** `Meow\Hydrator`

Library that can hydrate (fill object with data from array) and extract data from object back to array.

[![ko-fi](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/201ef269611db7eb6b5d08e9f756ab8980df3014b64492770bdf13a6ed924641/68747470733a2f2f6b6f2d66692e636f6d2f696d672f676974687562627574746f6e5f736d2e737667)](https://ko-fi.com/D1D5DMOTA)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

To install this library into your project use composer script:

```
composer require meow/hydrator
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Hydrate

[](#hydrate)

Filling object from array

```
protected array $testModelData = [
    "name" => "May",
    'email' => 'may@locahlost.tld'
];
// ...
$hydrator = new Hydrator();
$testModel = $hydrator->hydrate(TestModel::class, $this->testModelData);
```

### Extract

[](#extract)

Extraction properties and their values back to the array.

```
$testModelDataArray = $hydrator->extract($testModel, ['name', 'email']);
```

### Arrays of objects

[](#arrays-of-objects)

You can now parse arrays of objects by defining them with the attribute `ArrayOf`. Check following snippet

```
// ...
use Meow\Hydrator\Attributes\ArrayOf;

class Character
{
// ...
protected Equipment $equipment;

#[ArrayOf(Weapon::class)]
protected array $inventory;
// ...
}
```

**License: MIT**

###  Health Score

38

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance49

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~144 days

Recently: every ~180 days

Total

6

Last Release

971d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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